Martha Graham-Waldon recently sat down with AllAuthor to discuss Nothing Like Normal, mental health advocacy, family, writing, and the deeply personal experiences behind her memoir.
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This website has been reborn! Here is my first blog post. Come along and explore! Why? As I celebrate the release of the 2nd Edition of my memoir, I’m reflecting on why I wrote it and what has happened since then. When my older sister Kathy was diagnosed with schizophrenia in the early 1970s, mental
I am just catching up the Netflix drama, The Crown and last night I watched episode four entitled “Act of God”. The parallels between this piece of English history and the contemporary political mess we face in the USA were sharp and unnerving. The episode was set during the famous London smog of 1952 when
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Dear Friends, This is the time of year to offer tidings of good cheer but at this time I need to ask for some support. Next Monday, November 21 I will be undergoing spinal surgery to remove a synovial cyst from my lower spine. What’s a synovial cyst, you might ask? Synovial joints are found
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It’s hard to believe that my memoir has been out for a year but this week (on Nov 14 to be exact) it will have reached its one year publication anniversary. It has been so rewarding and gratifying for me to connect with readers, writers and many people involved in the mental health community. In
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I’m pleased to announce that my contest entry to WomensMemoirs.com was selected as an award winner. Now my story and the marvelous stories by my sister co-winners have been published in a two-volume anthology e-book series entitled TALES OF OUR LIVES (Fork in the Road and Reflection Pond.) My story is A Time to Lose, a
My memoir from Black Opal Books is now available through Amazon and other distributors. I want to thank you all personally for believing in me, for letting me post on your blogs, for listening and encouraging me and for hanging in with me through the long road to publication. You can order your own print or digital copy: Order from
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Hello and welcome to a Book Launch today with Women’s Fiction Author SJ Francis for her debut novel…Shattered Lies, an intriguing tale of family secrets and lies. Let’s take a look! She wants to know the truth, but some secrets might be better left alone… Kate Thayer has a good life as a veterinarian, running the family horse farm—until she
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In honor of her admission to the National Women’s Hall of Fame this month, 24 years after her death, I am posting a revised article I wrote about modern dance icon Martha Graham. What’s in a Name? Martha Graham and Me Many people share their names with famous people. Whether historic, like the lawyer I met
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